Need advice re wireless modem-router
Hello All, I have been asked to buy an ADSL2+ wireless modem-router for a non-tech friend. My experiences with wireless modem-routers is varied and probably a bit out of date. I have had excellent service from a Dlink DSL-G604T. Not long ago I bought a Netgear DGN1000 (for same friend) and it was a complete disaster. It would take something like 20-30 mins to establish an initial connection with the ISP. The Netcomm (non wireless) that it replaced would establish a connection in about 1-2 mins, which is about how long my Dlink takes. An electrical storm wiped out the Netgear and now I have to find a suitable replacement. I wish to avoid the problems we had with the Netgear, and based on my experience was thinking about a Dlink (2740BR or 2750B) but it occurred to that maybe all/most of these devices use the same chipset. Any advice that might help avoid purchasing another disaster would be greatly appreciated. Cheers, -- Regards, Terry Duell
On 29/10/12 12:44, Terry Duell wrote:
Hello All, I have been asked to buy an ADSL2+ wireless modem-router for a non-tech friend. My experiences with wireless modem-routers is varied and probably a bit out of date. I have had excellent service from a Dlink DSL-G604T. Not long ago I bought a Netgear DGN1000 (for same friend) and it was a complete disaster. It would take something like 20-30 mins to establish an initial connection with the ISP. The Netcomm (non wireless) that it replaced would establish a connection in about 1-2 mins, which is about how long my Dlink takes. An electrical storm wiped out the Netgear and now I have to find a suitable replacement. I wish to avoid the problems we had with the Netgear, and based on my experience was thinking about a Dlink (2740BR or 2750B) but it occurred to that maybe all/most of these devices use the same chipset. Any advice that might help avoid purchasing another disaster would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
You could also go for a split arrangement - a single port modem and a multi-port GigE router with dual band wi-fi. You run then modem in bridge mode and do all the login/firewall/dhcp in the router. Eg a Draytek Vigor120 and a Linksys E3200 would set you back $160 if you catch the specials, and the E3200 is supposed to handle IPv6 as well. Btw, the lock-up times you quote seem poor, even for your best times. I suspect that there may be issues with line quality and noise and the modems are trying too high a speed initially. 30 sec to a going connection is about the worst I see here, and mine _is_ a crap circuit.
Hello Allen, On Tue, 30 Oct 2012 23:01:55 +1100, Allan Duncan <amd2345@fastmail.com.au> wrote:
You could also go for a split arrangement - a single port modem and a multi-port GigE router with dual band wi-fi. You run then modem in bridge mode and do all the login/firewall/dhcp in the router. Eg a Draytek Vigor120 and a Linksys E3200 would set you back $160 if you catch the specials, and the E3200 is supposed to handle IPv6 as well.
This is just a home system, and would expect a reasonable wireless modem router for $80 or maybe less. There seem to be quite a few in this range. My question was whether they all use the same chipset these days, as that might imply they will perform pretty much the same.
Btw, the lock-up times you quote seem poor, even for your best times. I suspect that there may be issues with line quality and noise and the modems are trying too high a speed initially. 30 sec to a going connection is about the worst I see here, and mine _is_ a crap circuit.
Yes, the 1-2min I quoted was a guess, as it has never been long enough to cause any concern...and on a different planet to the 20-30 min of the Netgear that I talked about. Thanks for your help. Cheetrs, -- Regards, Terry Duell
Hello All, This is just to update to give the end result of my original query... On Mon, 29 Oct 2012 12:44:43 +1100, Terry Duell <tduell@iinet.net.au> wrote: [snip]
Not long ago I bought a Netgear DGN1000 (for same friend) and it was a complete disaster. It would take something like 20-30 mins to establish an initial connection with the ISP. The Netcomm (non wireless) that it replaced would establish a connection in about 1-2 mins, which is about how long my Dlink takes. [snip] I wish to avoid the problems we had with the Netgear, and based on my experience was thinking about a Dlink (2740BR or 2750B) but it occurred to that maybe all/most of these devices use the same chipset. Any advice that might help avoid purchasing another disaster would be greatly appreciated.
I purchased a Netcomm NB604N, and it is working very nicely. Cheers, -- Regards, Terry Duell
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